Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood

School

Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood
Address

200 Center Street Keyport, New Jersey 07735
Information
Established	2004
Rosh Yeshiva	Rabbi Shimon Alster
Affiliation	Orthodox
Bachurim	80

Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in Cliffwood, New Jersey. Founded in 2004, it offers high school, beis medrash, and kollel programs. Located in Cliffwood (part of Aberdeen Township), it has a Keyport mailing address.

History

The yeshiva was founded in 2004 by Rabbi Shimon Alster,^[1] who was previously a maggid shiur in the Mesivta of Long Beach in Long Beach, New York, for over 30 years.^[2] Alster was also the rabbi of Bais Medrash Torah U’tefilla in Flatbush.^[2]^[3] The school is listed as a higher education institution by the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education.^[4]

Controversy

In August 2016 the citizens of Cliffwood Beach voiced their concerns against an expansion of the Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood due to zoning restrictions on the area that is being planned for its construction.^[5]

References

^ Bernstein, Dovid (14 July 2009). "Rav Shimon Alster to Address Yeshiva of Cliffwood Brooklyn Reception Tonight". matzav.com. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
^ ^a ^b Schneider, Yossi (9 January 2011). "Rebbetzin Esther Alster a"h". matzav.com. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
^ Bernstein, Dovid (30 June 2010). "Tonight: Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood Brooklyn Reception". matzav.com. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
^ NJ Colleges & Universities by County, New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education. Accessed March 31, 2023.
^ Carino, Jerry (31 August 2016). "Aberdeen residents object to proposed yeshiva site". Asbury Park Press.